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2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Edition 1 Launched Together with New DTM Car

Mercedes-AMG is relieving some of the pressure from what will be a very busy motor show in Frankfurt this year by launching two more of their novelties in advance.
Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Edition 1 and DTM 17 photos
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After the sketches we showed you only a few days ago - which, by the way, turned out to be pretty accurate; they were official, after all - Mercedes-AMG has released images of their new DTM car for the 2016 season.

The 2015 season is still under way, but the team decided to take advantage of all the people gathering at the Frankfurt Motor Show and publicise their new race car. Based on the 2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe that will also be present there for its official debut, the Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM aims to continue the good run of the team's current car.

Which is no easy task, mind you, since this has been the most successful car in all DTM's history, managing to secure 85 victories in 159 races, and the season hasn't ended yet with three more races to go. If all goes well, that record could spell 88 race wins in 162 outings.

Obviously, the new car shares a lot of components with the previous one, but all the elements that instantly make it recognisable as a C63 Coupe are there: the new headlights and the twin-blade grille, to name the two most important.

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Also today, Mercedes-AMG marked the launch of the new DTM car with the strikingly looking Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Edition 1. Available for both the C63 Coupe and the C63 S Coupe, this trim level will be a limited edition and will come in two flavours. The most spectacular of the two is restricted to the more powerful C63 S Coupe model and comes with a colour combination of designo selenite grey magno and yellow foil treatment with black wheels and rim flanges picked out in yellow. It's got racing stripes on the bonnet, roof and boot lid, as well as on the sides, above the sills. Mercedes-AMG wanted to make sure the connection with the DTM car is unmissable.

The racing theme is carried on inside as well, with black nappa leather all over the AMG Performance seats with the specific diamond yellow stitching offering a well-needed contrast. The flat-bottomed sports steering wheel is covered in DINAMICA microfibre for optimal grip and features the same yellow seams.

The Edition 1 trim level brings no technological changes over the other versions, apart from the fact the C63 S Coupe Edition 1 is fitted as standard with the AMG ceramic composite high-performance braking system.

While we do like the look of the Edition 1 series, we also feel it's quite restrictive, and it would make meeting an identical car on the road even more embarrassing. We like to have the option of personalizing a car, especially one like the AMG C63 Coupe, so we guess hardcore DTM fans will make up the majority of buyers. If we're to believe the latest numbers, there's plenty of those and their number is rising, so Mercedes-AMG has nothing to fear for.
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